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I have been working on the watercolor over gouache technique for the Oyster Shell series because it allows for more interesting bleeds to surface. But it takes away many of the pattern-like elements I like. So I am performing a balancing act between water & pigment. Enough water & pigment to make the bleeds I love, but not enough to erase the gouache. It is proving an elusive balance, but I will persevere. Happy Thursday Y'all!
I ran some tests on the use of gouache, salt, & watercolor washes with varying results. I am intrigued by how much the gouache changes color when layered with the watercolor & salt. That is the growing edge for me in these paintings. More tests are needed. Happy Thursday Y'all!
I wanted to see what would happen if I printed the gouache first and then laid the wash on top. The effect is divergent, much more organic, not so regimented. I will play more with the different layering of these two paints. The effect is so disparate that I am not sure which I prefer or which is closer to what I want to say. Hence my continued experimentation. Hope your week is off to a solid start. Happy Wednesday Y'all!
I love how the gouache pulls the pigment from the darker watercolors. Because of how the brush is loaded some of the gouache is applied quite thickly & creates a temporary textural relief on the surface, while some is barely visible. This difference is really enjoyable & particularly evident when you rotate the painting thru the light.
Materials Used: Winsor & Newton Payne's Grey Underpainting Holbein Primary White Gouache Prints with Princeton Neptune Oval Wash Brush Arches Hot Press Watercolor Block My drawing has become rusty. That's the sad truth. I am not sure when the shift occurred away from pen & paper to paint & brushes, but I think it coincided with my departure from academia. I was one of those students that had more drawings than words on the page... What am I going to do about my rust? I am going to give myself one of those monthly challenges that seem ubiquitous on the web. I am going to do 30 drawings sometime within the calendar month of November & post them here. Hopefully by the end of the month I will have some more finesse back in my hand & some cool images to show for it... Is there anything you are challenging yourself with this month? Happy Thursday Y'all! I came across this quote while looking at a fun book of Antoni Gaudís' architectural achievements. Each page presented a new architectural marvel paired with a quote, my kind of book. The ceiling on the left was paired with this quote. I love how it looks like cut paper. Imagine being able to form a ceiling like this? It makes me excited for today's discoveries. Happy Wednesday Y'all! I came across this quote this weekend, in an advertisement for bags. It made me want the bags; not just because they had fun patterns, but because of their connection with this quote which seems to illustrate concisely the role of emotion in the work. When I work I am not thinking about emotion(most of the time). I am lost to the world of water, salt, oil, & pigment: watching water colors blooms happen, & salt morph paintings. Thinking about it I work with a sense of peace & anticipation, excitement over what I am going to learn next, what the pigment is going to do. However sometimes I go to my studio to calm my mind, & when I do that I am mostly disappointed with the work as it is too tight & jagged. So I think Tolstoy was correct, "art... is the transmission of the feeling the artist has experienced." Happy Monday Y'all!
Field Report: Yesterday I modified another brush. I was hoping for a triangle pattern. Below are the some results from my initial exploration. The results are mixed, but I remain hopeful. Perhaps I will see clearer results today. |